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Purgatory

1988 · 1 hr 23 mins

The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger, who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

Director: Willi Hengstler

Cast: Bobby Prem, Ingrid Ettlmayer, Jürgen Goslar, Jeanette Mühlmann, Hartmut Nolte

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